.menu {
z-index:1000;
font-size:100%;
}


/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0px;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
width:170px;
z-index:1000;
}

/*--------------------------- hack for IE5.5 --------------------------*/
/* html .menu ul {margin-left:-16px; margin-left:0;} */


/* position relative so that you can position the sub levels */
.menu li {
position:relative;
background:#FFFFFF;
height:26px;
z-index:1000;

}

/* get rid of the table */
.menu table {position:absolute; border-collapse:collapse; z-index:100; top:0; left:0; font-size:1em;z-index:1000;
}

/* style the links */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
background-image:url(images/inactive_bg.gif);
text-decoration:none;
height:25px;
line-height:25px;
width:190px;
color:#000000;
text-indent:5px;
border: 0px solid #999999;
border-width: 1px 1px 1px 0px;
background-color: #D8D8D8;
padding-left: 10px;
z-index:1000;
}

/*------------------------------hack for IE5.5 ----------------------------*/
/* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {background:#D8D8D8; width:150px; width:149px;}*/

/*--------------------------style the link hover---------------------------*/
/* html .menu a:hover, .menu ul li a.hide_active {color:#fff; background:#0066CC; background-image:url(images/navi_bg2.gif);}*/


.menu :hover > a, .menu ul li a.hide_starter_active {
color:#fff; 
background:#0066CC;
background-image:url(images/navi_bg2.gif);
border-bottom: none;
}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:201px;
width:100px
background-color:#5789ED;
z-index:1000;

}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul, .menu ul a:hover ul {
visibility:visible;
background:#5789ED;
width:100px
z-index:1000;

}

/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
background:#5789ED;
z-index:1000;

}
/* keep the fourth level hidden when you hover on second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
background:#5789ED;
z-index:1000;

}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
visibility:visible;
background:#5789ED;
z-index:1000;

}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul { 
visibility:visible;
background:#5789ED;
z-index:1000;

}